India vs Least developed countries: Manufacturing, value added
Manufacturing, value added over time
- India
- Least developed countries
How they compare
India currently reports 11.5% against 4.9% in Least developed countries, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes India's figure about 2.3 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was India ahead.
India ranks 10th and Least developed countries ranks 9th of 190 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Least developed countries in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 2.7% | 4.7% | India |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 5.0% | 3.0% | India |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 7.3% | 1.3% | Least developed countries |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 4.4% | 3.1% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added, India or Least developed countries?
- India, at 11.5% against 4.9% in Least developed countries as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added between India and Least developed countries?
- 6.6%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Least developed countries?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do India and Least developed countries rank globally for manufacturing, value added?
- India ranks 10th and Least developed countries ranks 9th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.